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January 18, 2011 -- After
struggling to read my book for more than a year, the Thai police have
finally banned Thailand's Crisis and the fight for Democracy. No one
is allowed to import it. But I have nearly sold out! What is even more
amusing is that there is a Thai version which is available on the
internet to download for free.

Anyone who wants a copy of the Thai
version can just e-mail me at ji.ungpakorn@gmail.com, or read or download below.

“The tradition of the Thai ruling
class is the tradition of the pig-sty, with the elites each taking turns at the
feeding trough, and enjoying the wealth created by millions of working people.
They got used to this system and this is why they staged the military coup in
2006.”

“Since the time of the military
dictators in the 1950s, King Pumipon has been built into a fantasy head of
state, by all sections of the ruling class, in order to facilitate the
suppression and exploitation of the population. But Pumipon, who has been made
into a god, is an ordinary human being who must piss, shit and fart like the
rest of us.”

“The left hand of the NGOs tells the
villagers to be self-reliant in their own communities and turn their backs on
the state. They criticise the state. But the right hand of the NGOs is busy
building links with powerful politicians and generals in order to lobby
them.”